Welcome to WYKAAO
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Edmund Siu Tong Kwok 郭少堂 (65) was awarded a Doctor of Humanities Honoris Causa in the States. Click here to see a video.
From Francis Choi (65), "You may know that Edmund had the job to create UIC - a joint Venture between Baptist U and 北京师范大学 in Zhuhai, China - from nothing some 5/6 years ago. I had the privilege of working there for a short while and can attest to the dedication and hardwork that Edmund put in. Today, UIC has a brand new campus with 4,000 students, attaining the original target of full registration at UIC.
I am sure you will join me in congratulating Edmund for such a wonderful and ground breaking achievement."
Leung Ying Wai writes, "We had a wonderful stay in Toronto. We appreciate the exceptional hospitality from Sonny and Patsy, Clement for his tireless run around while we were there, Peter Wong's great garden BBQ party, and of course all the old friends who found time to meet us. Hopefully we can return your favour when you join our cruise and come to Vancouver next year."
Click the image to view the album.
Alan Leong, leader of Civic Party, Hong Kong, appeared in three public events in Toronto:
(1) Hong Kong Seminar at UT library on Friday, July 22,
(2) 與加拿大青年人對話 at Civic Centre, North York on Saturday, July 23 and
(3) 公開論壇 at Market Village, Markham on Sunday, July 24.
Click here to view his album.
Congratulations to Philip Lee of Class 1960 on his receiving an Honourary Degree at the University of Manitoba Convocation on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
(Click the images for the photos.)
Citation:
"Manitoba’s first Chinese-Canadian lieutenant-governor, the Honourable Philip Lee has played a prominent role in supporting and nurturing Winnipeg’s Chinese community for more than 35 years. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has praised Mr. Lee for his tireless work on causes important to the Chinese-Canadian community and today he is recognized for his service to this community, the City of Winnipeg, and Manitoba.
Born in Hong Kong in 1944, Mr. Lee came to Canada in 1962 to further his education at the University of Manitoba. During his student years, he was elected Chairman of the University College Students Association.
We were sad to receive the news that Felix Ko, father of our former director Cedric, passed away on July 8, 2011 in Hong Kong.
"He is a born leader, having been an active Scouter in WYK. He is Chairman of Ricci, and ex-Chairman of the H.K. Federation of Catholic Students." -- The Shield, 1964
Felix was a cub of the 11th Kowloon Group in Primary 6 and went on to become a Scouter when he was in Form 6. His leadership continued in his years in Ricci Hall, HKU. Later, he continued serving WYK as a Chairman of the Past Students Association and then as one of the managers of WYK. He came to Toronto regularly with his wife, Gloria, a former Principal of Maryknoll Convent School, to visit his boys, all wahyanites, who were attending university here.
A requiem Mass will be celebrated at 7 p.m. at St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon, on Aug. 5, 2011, and the funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Aug. 6, 2011, at St. Joseph's, Garden Road, Hong Kong.
We offer our condolences to Gloria and family.
Click here to view an album with (untitled) photos Felix left with us during one of his formerly visits and those from The Shields.
Letter from Ko Family
Alex Chiu enjoyed the dim-sum he had missed for years in Washington, DC. On the next day, July 5, he was at dinner with David Tse who had just arrived from Sydney via Hong Kong in late afternoon. Both have been practising Kung Fu since their Wah Yan days. Alex was the founder of the Karate Club at school. From Karate he went on to obtain a tae kwon do black belt. More recently, he has returned to Tai Chi, an art he started at the age of nine. He enjoys Tai Chi sword play and David, Kendo (日本劍道).
However, they were no match to Ron Tse when three of them were active members of the Fencing Club because Ron was standing much taller!.
At dinner, David entertained the group with another Qi Gong performance. With a bank note, he broke a chopstick into pieces. Click the image to view the album. To view the video demonstrations, please click (1) and (2).
When the Class of 61 in Toronto prepared to celebrate their 50th Year of F5 Graduation, Hin-Shing Wong suggested that the first item at the Reunion dinner should be to remember the Fathers, teachers and classmates who had passed away. The idea was accepted and he started to collect materials for a slideshow. Searching diligently in the internet, Hin-Shing was excited but sad to find a web page of Mr. Fung. It was sent out to the Class of 61 and his students poured in their memories of their beloved teacher. Click the here to read the article.
【明報專訊】耶穌會中華省昨宣布已向教育局提交意向書，申請粉嶺皇后山私立大學用地，是9個申請土地的團體之一。耶穌會中華省教育委員會主席周守仁神父表示，構思中大學會是一所博雅大學，全校3000名學生都要在校住宿用膳，神學、哲學等為必修科，目前已聘請校長和部分高層，並在本地和海外籌款建校。
周守仁說，耶穌會在全球各地有逾百間大學，擁有豐富專上教育經驗，今次是在國際耶穌會的協助下，向政府申請整幅粉嶺皇后山用地辦學，在其他耶穌會大學的支持下，有信心獲港府批地建校。
教育局預計，皇后山用地可容納8000人，規模與浸會大學相若。但周守仁表示，構思中大學採博雅教育，是一所男女校，全校學生在學4年期間均須住宿舍，故全校只能容納3000學生，校內會興建宿舍供學生入住。
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Wong Hin-Shing writes, "The Toronto class of 1961 had their 50th Anniversary reunion on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Golden Court Abolone Restaurant, Richmond Hill. We were fortunate to have a room reserved for us through our classmate, Michael Chan.
There were altogether eight of us, including our honored guest Mr. Anthony Ho. Classmates present were: David Chan, Michael Chan, Clement Ching, Stephen Lam, Martin Lee, Bernard Wong and Hin-Shing Wong.
Mr. Ho had prepared a slideshow "In Memory of Fathers, teachers and classmates, R.I.P." with photos and data supplied by Hin-Shing. So the first event in the evening was viewing the photos of our dear Fathers, teachers and classmates who had passed away. We were indeed very moved as we remembered them.
William Li Kei-Ying (middle in photo) was in town earlier this month and members of the class took the opportunity to get together for a dinner.
Alexander Chiu Fung-Chow and David Tse Kwok-Shuen will be visiting Toronto early July and a dinner in their honour will be held on Tuesday, July 5th. Please
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